What is the loudest animal on earth, when using decibels as the measurement?
Correct answer: Sperm Whale
LaContessa
Wow! The comparison with the jet engine really shows how loud these creatures are. Nature is amazing!
Timoteo
Made only by males with no known use. I wonder what kind of noise the useful males make.
mammy1027
I love this game!! always learning!!!!
AppallingSprite56521
The things we can learn. Imagine shrimp and a bug being loud. Aye yi yi
EnigmaticJustice2141
Player Mz. Peggy, the Pistol shrimp uses the rapid snap when hunting. They close their main claw that quickly it super heats the sea water and creates an almost boiling jet if water to attack prey or defend against other shimp. Absolutely incredible little creature.
Pchblsom
I lived in Costa Rica for a while and the Howler Monkeys are very loud and annoying.
CindyM60B
This game is fun and you learn so much from it.
Player ninaraewln
remind me to bring earplugs if I ever go scuba diving.
vikked
using a sonic boom to kill your prey - that's so badass!
oceanslover333333333
Absolutely love, love, love all whales! ❤️
hunkydoryshortcakes
*males that have no use*
Player #68594183
The howler monkey is loudest land animal and can be heard 3 miles away, but I wonder where the wolf sits on the db scale as they can be heard up to 10 miles away.
Player #68594183
Imagine you’re prey and you hear the squeaky door creak!
DannyLynx
I did not know this about sperm whales! I thought tiger pistol shrimp would hold the record, as I knew they literally stun their prey with the sound, but hey, you live and you learn. Great question!
gobledygook
Saying that in snapping shut its claw the TPShrimp creates a sonic boom suggests that the pincers of the claw move faster than the speed of sound. At 1480m/s speed of sound is over 4x faster than in air. I find this hard to believe. Am I missing something?
TIGGER
I really question the legitimacy of these "Facts."
J.Kikon
wow! never thought they could be that loud
I am not a number.
I'm now wondering which is the loudest animal when NOT using decibels as a measurement?
SOS
Pchblsom, I heard Howler Monkeys when I was on holiday in the Amazon Region of Peru once. I was thrilled, I thought it was an awesome sound! But I'd probably be like you if I lived with them all the time 🐒
Eddie
How terrifying is #2 😱😱😱
Joshua2020
actually the loudest animal on earth is Demi Lovato
slomogeo
Timoteo, burping
Player #25874027
Timoteo,
They’ve never been found!
Uninitialized
Timoteo, a bloody good question?
Uninitialized
Absolutely amazing!
KiserSose64
I was sure my hex-wife would have at least an honorable mention.
KILLean17
Timoteo, I was zipping along, answering question, reading comments, until I got to yours ... SLAM! After re-reading it, I had to think about it, And Laugh...Out Loud!
GOOD CATCH !!!
Birdiemom
Randall Stone, Apparently she has ample reason for yelling...
SilverLeigh~
Fascinating!¡!
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Blue whale